GD-PUBHL v.2 Graduate Diploma in Public Health

Graduate Diplomas prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications.

This multidisciplinary public health course is specifically designed to broaden your knowledge, competence and skills in public health practice across educational, organisational, socio-economic, environmental and political domains to improve population health.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Graduate Diplomas contain a series of units which may include compulsory (core), optional or elective units to cater for student preferences. They may contain a range of majors/streams for students to choose from to pursue learning in a specialised area of study.

In the first and second semester students complete core units. Part-time students should discuss their study plan with the course coordinator. Students should check for availability of units in the online handbook as they may change.

Course Learning Outcomes

A graduate of this course can:

1. apply a systematic and coherent body of knowledge to a range of public health contexts

2. think critically to generate and evaluate complex ideas and propose possible solutions

3. critically analyse and evaluate information drawn from multiple public health data sources

4. use appropriate skills and tools to transfer complex knowledge to a variety of audiences

5. use current technologies applicable to public health

6. ability to transfer knowledge from one context to another within public health

7. analyse the effects of environment, culture and economic development on public health outcomes

8. apply theories of social justice to issues of inequity and social disadvantage as they impact on individuals and communities

9. demonstrate well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a public health practitioner

Duration and Availability

This fee-paying course is available both an internal and external study mode and is one year full-time or equivalent part-time study, although the majority of students study part-time. This course is also available to international offshore students.

Location and delivery Mode

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

* The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^ Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

# Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.

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Applicants for a Graduate Diploma are required to meet University academic and English language entry standards; details are provided at http://study.curtin.edu.au/. Applicants generally require a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate. Any specific course entry and completion requirements must also be met.

Specifically, applicants require an undergraduate degree from a tertiary institution preferably in a health science area, education, behavioural sciences, social sciences or management. Satisfying the admission requirements enables an applicant to be considered for admission, but does not guarantee an offer of admission to the program. Admission into program is at the discretion of the course coordinator/School and is dependent on a number of considerations including the applicant’s academic background and work experience along with assessment of supplementary information provided by the applicant.

Credit for Recognised Learning

Applications for credit towards a course are assessed on an individual basis. Credit reduces the amount of learning required to complete the course and may be granted for formal education qualifications, non-formal learning from non-award programs of study and informal learning through work experiences. Further information can be found at http://futurestudents.curtin.edu.au/non-school-leavers/rpl.cfm

Intermediate Awards

A student who has successfully completed the requirements of an approved intermediate award may apply for graduation in that award subject to approval of Head of School/Department. Fees apply. Intermediate awards approved for this course:

GC-HLPROM Graduate Certificate in Health Promotion; GC-PUBHL Graduate Certificate in Public Health

Pathway to Further Study

Graduates may qualify for entry to some Master degrees. For further details, see the University website http://curtin.edu.au.